Uhh… Japan and Australia don’t want us to “Buy American” (ya know, that little protectionism thing) because, well, THERE WOULD BE A TRADE WAR! Japan and Australia warn on “Buy American,” protectionism By Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Australia expressed concern on Thursday about protectionism stemming from the “Buy American” provisions in Washington’s mammoth stimulus measures aimed at helping pull the U.S. economy out of recession. Australia warned the move to protect U.S. iron and steel makers would lead to a retaliatory trade...

Pajamas Media has sent Joe The Plumber (JTP) to Israel to give the regular American point of view concerning the Israel-Gaza conflict. Bob Owens of Pajamas Media says all the fuss mainstream media is making about JTP’s assignment is due to fear: Pajamas TV is turning Joe the Plumber into a journalist, and the media class doesn’t like it one bit. Joe Wurzelbacher is in Israel with a television crew in tow to talk to Israeli civilians about the war with Hamas in Gaza, and quite a few journalists — including the author of this media blog — seem personally offended that an out-of-work...

I wonder will there really be a real and friendly relationship with China, the newest superpower? Say what you want, but the ol’ “we can just bomb them into submission if they get outta hand” doesn’t appy to China. Not by a long shot. Complexity is the name of this game. And it’s not getting any easier.

Dean Esmay gives his 3 cents about the John Bolton appointment as UN ambassador: I for one would be pleased to see Bolton go to the UN breathing fire, a sword in one hand and a gun in the other. Diplomacy is not always about being nice. Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s the exact opposite. Ultimately, it’s about getting what you want. In the case of the UN, we need reform of that badly corrupt den of oppressors, and it’s time that we had someone who told the bald truth to them. I don’t care how unpopular Bolton is with the thugs and tyrants who make up the majority of that...